Competitive Information for Swoobat [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Flying
Abilities:
This Pokemon's held item has no effect, except Macho Brace. Fling cannot be used.
When one of this Pokemon's stat stages is raised or lowered, the amount is doubled.
This Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Swoobat? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Say hello to Swoobat, an exquisite Pokémon that excels with Psychic and Flying typing! Swoobat is a common Pokémon to see in the SS metagame. It is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Discover how Swoobat excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Weakness Policy / Focus Sash
Ability: Simple
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Slash
- Calm Mind
- Imprison
- Trick Room / Stored Power
Swoobat shows a stupendous Special Sweeper prowess in single battles. It's meant to crush rivals using formidable special power. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Weakness Policy activates if Swoobat is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Simple, when one of Swoobat's stat stages is raised or lowered the amount is doubled.
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Swoobat's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Imprison is a status move (no foe can use any move known by your Swoobat).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
◆ Stored Power is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Psychic-type move (+ 20 power for each of your Swoobat's stat boosts).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 132 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Heat Wave
Swoobat is a fabulous Special Sweeper to use for single battles. It is meant to crush rivals using forceful special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swoobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Swoobat on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psyshock / Shadow Ball
- Charge Beam
- Heat Wave
- Psychic
Swoobat makes an a superior Special Sweeper in single battles. This build is crafted to take down the opponent's team with forceful special moves. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swoobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Swoobat's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Air Slash
- Psych Up / Light Screen
- Swagger
Swoobat shows a dazzling Special Sweeper prowess in single battles. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming special moves. Life Orb boosts the power of Swoobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Psych Up is a status move (copies the target's current stat stages).
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psyshock / Energy Ball
- Tailwind / Protect
- Endeavor / Charm
- Toxic
In single battles, Swoobat's Special Sweeper role is a brilliant. This moveset attempts to crush rivals using brute special power. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swoobat this turn).
◆ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Swoobat's hp).
◆ Charm is a status move (lowers the target's attack by 2 stages).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Swoobat? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 132 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Swoobat stands out as a distinguished Special Sweeper in double battles. It's goal is to overwhelm foes with powerful special power. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swoobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Swoobat on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Room Service / Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Trick Room
Taking on single battles? Swoobat is a magnificent Defensive Trick Roomer. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Room Service equipped to it, if trick room is active, Swoobat's speed is lowered by 1 stage then the Room Service gets consumed.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Swoobat on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Swoobat can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Swoobat.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swoobat can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Swoobat
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Trick
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Skill swap
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Psychic Fangs
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Swoobat's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Swoobat
- Air Slash
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Expanding Force
- Giga Drain
- Helping Hand
- Imprison
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Simple Beam
- Skill Swap
- Speed Swap
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Trick Room
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Swoobat in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 60/0/4/184/8/252 )
- Optimize Swoobat's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
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